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Chapter 4

Lovely

3 days later

Charlotte

Today's Tuesday and I'm proud to say that I passed my math test with great marks. Mom will be very excited.

Currently right now am about to go to Work. I've got a job a day ago. My mom just surprised me with it. I still go to school but after school, I go straight to work.

Anyway I did my hygiene than wore skinny jeans with a sky blue sweater, I love sweaters they cozy. Anyway I slipped in my jeans than let my flat new bundle hair free. I did my make up than took my phone and some cab cash. I walked out my room and locked it. When I turned my brother was standing by the wall with his hands in his pocket.

"Hey lil sis." He said to me.

"Ken what you want?" I asked him.

"Some money." He said.

"Couldn't you just ask Chrissy." I said to him.

"Nah, she ain't home. So is mom so you my only choice." He said sniffing weirdly.

"Well I don't have money." I lied to him. I was about to walk past him, when he grabbed my arm, rough and tight than made me look at his now brownish eyes.

"Look sis, I don't want to have to hurt you. You my sister now be kind a-" I cut him off.

"I don't have money!" I yelled at him. He looked at me so deeply. My hand start paining. I looked down than saw him tighten it so hard and digging his ugly nails in my waist. I groaned in pain.

"Give me the money." He muttered.

"Let me go!" I tried to get my hand away but he won't let me go.

"Charlotte listen to me!" He yelled. I screamed hoping maybe the next door neighbors would hear me.

"KEN STOP YOU HURTING ME!" I screamed pushing his body on the wall. He stomped back, letting me go. I took off. I ran downstairs but only for my hair to be pulled roughly. I screamed. My body, worse my back hit the stairs.

"Give me money! Why ain't you listening?!" He grunted pulling my hair. I scratched and pinch his hand but he wouldn't let go off my hair. I had no choice.

"Okay! Okay! Please stop!" I cried. Tears were sliding down my face. He let me go. I dug out my cab money than hand it to him.

"Thank you sis. Thank you so much" he said than jumped me and ran out. I cried there by the stairs. My back was hurting like hell.

Just than the door opened. Chrissy walked in with Nik. She saw me on the stairs than ran to me.

"Oh my gosh Charlotte what's wrong?" She asked me.

"Ken." I cried.

"What he do." She asked me.

"He took my money for cab. Please Chrissy can I have money for a cab." I said to her. She dug in her breast than hand me the money. Nik just stood there looking at me.

"Here." She said. She helped me up than helped me to the door.

"Thanks." I said to her. I walked out the house than slowly walked to town than took a cab there. After 20 minutes I got out the cab than walked to a dinner. It was not full yet. I walked to the back and got my apron. My hand was bleeding slowly and I didn't notice that. I went to the bathroom than looked at myself in the mirror, my make up was ruined. I took tissues than wiped all my make up out. After that I washed my hand. It had nail cut with bruises.

"Charlotte, hurry up more customers are here." I heard my boss Miss lady said.

"Okay Ms. Lady." I said to her. I made my hair look better than walked out. I walked to the tables and started waitering.

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I walked to the last person.

"Hi. Can I take your order?" I asked without looking at them.

"Damn, it's like that. I thought we was cool." I heard a familiar voice say to me. I looked up and I saw Marcus.

"Marcus" I watched him stand up to hug me. We hugged than he sat down but kept his eyes on me. "It's been like 2 days...I think." I said unsure.

"3 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes and 45 seconds, 46 se-" I just laughed watching him look at his watch. He looked at me chuckling.

"You keeping a time line on me now." I said to him.

"Yeah. I mean I had to cherish the day when I must an Angel." He said making me blush. Thank gosh am brown skinned. He smile, looking at me. He looked really good. And I can smile his scent from here. His Cologne is attractive, just like him. He bite his lips making me wonder if it's wrong for wanting to ki-

"Ahem." Someone cleared they throats. I looked aside to see the guy from the race.

"Sup am Trey." He said handing out his hand. I shook it but he stopped me and kissed my hand, my good hand.

"Am Charlotte." I said to him.

"You work here?" Trey asked me.

"Yeah." I replied.

"Hey you wanna grab a bite?" Marcus asked me.

"Hey I thought we were grabbing a bite." Trey pout.

"Nigga I ain't gay." Marcus said. I laughed a bit.

"Stop lying, you wooovee me" trey pout and flipped his imaginary hair causing me to laugh even worse.

"Shut up." Marcus looked at me than licked his lips and smile. "So what you say?" He asked me.

"Sure...I mean you were my last customer anyway." I said.

"Good cause I wouldn't take no for an answer."

Lovely....

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